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You will have the goodness, M'Donough, to let me know as soon as all the particulars are arranged.

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  1. adjective Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal: has a particular preference for Chinese art.
  2. adjective Separate and distinct from others of the same group, category, or nature: made an exception in this particular case.
  3. adjective Worthy of note; exceptional: a piano performance of particular depth and fluidity.
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  • Nor, where lives of authors were written, were they written with the redundancy of particulars which is now allowed. —  Milton
  • There are particulars, as to my reasons for keeping this secret, I do not wish to tell. —  Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Vol. II
  • Attention to the particulars was the hallmark of the craft, or so his grampappy had always said. —  TheMagazineofFantasyandScienceFiction,March2005
  • For their particulars, the Nokia E71x is an elegantly-designed phone with a black steel finish. —  WALEG
  • Only in four particulars are the Empire and the Kingdom united, namely, a joint administration of the army and navy, of diplomatic affairs and of such finances as are connected with joint expenditures for these purposes In 1848 Hungary sought to break away from Austria. —  Face to Face with Kaiserism
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